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Pope Leo told US bishops to touch on Trump’s pressure on immigrants
Participants said that Pope Leo said that the US bishops visited him in the Vatican on Wednesday, saying that President Donald Trump should definitely deal with how to treat immigrants because of his strict policies.
During the meeting, including bishops and social workers from the US-Mexican border, Leo, the first Pope of the US, was given dozens of letters from immigrants who described the fear of deportation within the scope of the policies of the Trump administration.
Mark Seitz, the bishop of El Paso, who attended the meeting, told Reuters to know a lot for all of us to know his personal desire to continue to talk. “
The Vatican did not immediately comment on the Pope’s meeting.
Former FBI Director James Comey, the case against the Ministry of Justice was turned into a gun to follow the enemies of Trump, due to allegations that the Chief Public Prosecutor Pam Bondi was questioned in the Senate.
During the five -hour hearing, Bondi refused to talk about many of the controversial decisions of the administration despite the persistent questions of the Democrats. When the pressure was made, he personally attacked several senators from the minority or resorted to the closure of the ongoing government to show them as negligent.
Dick Durbin of the committee of the committee of the Committee Illinois, the Trump administration’s national guards to Chicago questioned the reason for sending Bondi, “You voted for the closure of the government and you are sitting here. Law enforcement officers are not paid,” he replied.
“I wish you’ve like Chicago as much as you hated President Trump,” he continued and added: “If you don’t protect your citizens, President Trump will protect.”
In his opening speech, Durbin said that Bondi caused permanent damage to the ministry in charge of implementing the federal law.
“What has happened since January 20, 2025, even President Nixon will turn down,” he said. “This is your inheritance, the Chief Public Prosecutor Bondi. In eight short months, you’ve transformed the Ministry of Justice fundamentally and left a huge stain in American history.
For the Democrats, especially worrying, Trump called Bondi to blame his enemies and refused to open up a senior prosecutor after his dismissal.
The Chief Public Prosecutor refused to talk about the indictment, saying that it was a “waiting case”, but argued that it was approved by one of the most liberal jury in the country. “
Former FBI Director James Comey will go to court on charges of lying to Congress
Good morning and welcome to our news of US politics. Former FBI Director James Comey is preparing to go to court for the first time in the criminal case of the Ministry of Justice, accusing him of lying to Congress five years ago..
According to Associated Press, the hearing is expected to take short -term, but considering that the case increases the concerns that the Ministry of Justice has turned into a weapon of Donald Trump’s political enemies, it is still historical.
Comey is expected to claim that Alexandria is not guilty in the federal court in Virginia, and defense lawyers will probably take action to reject the indictment before the hearing, claiming that the case means a selective or revengeful prosecution.
In the indictment of two items, it is claimed that Comey made a lie and prevented the congress process by denying that the Senate Justice Committee on September 30, 2020 to serve as an anonymous resource to the news media of a partner.
Comey refused to accuse and said he was looking forward to the hearing. The indictment does not specify the identity of this partner or what information may be discussed with the media.
Although an indictment usually the beginning of a long -term court process, the Ministry of Justice declared this development as a gain.
Authorities from the Trump administration will probably demonstrate any conviction as proof that the case is right, but acquittal or even dismissal can be shown as more support for the long -standing claims that the criminal system is against them.
Judge Michael Nachmanoff, who was randomly appointed to the case, is the person appointed by the Biden administration. The judge, known for his methodic preparation and cold -blooded temperament, had already attracted the attention of the president when Trump mocked him as a “judge appointed by the crook Joe Biden”.
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We will also discuss all the developments during the arrival of the national guards to Chicago and the closure of the ongoing government.
Trump is expected to receive an intelligence briefing at 11:00 at 11:00 at the White House and to attend the round table meeting on antifa at 15:00.
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At the tense hearing in front of the Senate Judicial Committee on Tuesday, the US Chief Public Prosecutor, Pam bondiThe Democrats were accused of turning the US Department of Justice into a weapon, “transforming the ministry” and “a huge stain that would last for decades to repair in American history”. [from]Bondi criticized the Democratic MPs for personal terms for encountering questions about the implementation efforts of the ministry in cities led by the Democrats.
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